If you are a fan of big names, you have to be happy with the leader board after round one of the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional. Sure, Tiger Woods isn't in the field, and Phil Mickelson isn't performing as well as you'd like, but everyone who has a stake in the championship after 18 holes is a name you are probably familiar with, and that is really all you can ask for. Here's a look at the leaders after Day 1.
| 1 | - | Rory McIlroy | -6 | 7:55 am ET | - | 65 | - | - | - | 65 |
| T2 | - | Charl Schwartzel | -3 | 8:06 am ET | - | 68 | - | - | - | 68 |
| T2 | - | Y.E. Yang | -3 | 1:35 pm ET | - | 68 | - | - | - | 68 |
| T4 | - | Alexandre Rocha | -2 | 7:00 am ET | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T4 | - | Scott Hend | -2 | 7:22 am ET | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T4 | - | Kyung-tae Kim | -2 | 7:22 am ET* | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T4 | - | Sergio Garcia | -2 | 7:44 am ET* | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T4 | - | Louis Oosthuizen | -2 | 1:35 pm ET* | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T4 | - | Ryan Palmer | -2 | 2:19 pm ET* | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |